Police catch suspects after foot pursuit

A K-9 team from the Cheboygan County Sheriff Department was called to the scene to locate the driver. Tracking was difficult due to dense overgrowth on the property. The driver was located later in the afternoon after going into a local business and was suffering from dehydration, according to the news release.After...

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By Tribune Staff Report

Cheboygan Daily Tribune - Cheboygan, MI

By Tribune Staff Report

Posted Sep. 27, 2013 at 11:58 PM

By Tribune Staff Report

Posted Sep. 27, 2013 at 11:58 PM

Mackinaw City, Mich.

By Tribune Staff

MACKINAW CITY- The Mackinaw City Police Department with assistance from local law enforcment agencies apprehended two suspects after an early-morning pursuit on foot Sept. 26 in Mackinaw City.

Both suspects have been arrested and charged with resisting and obstructing, possession of stolen property and possession of a firearm, according to a release from the Mackinaw City Police Department.

Just after 5 a.m. on Thursday, an officer with the Mackinaw City Police Department observed a vehicle entering the south end of the village, which had been reported stolen from Charlevoix County at approximately 4 a.m. Police reported that the officer had been given information that the vehicle had been stolen from a residence along with a rifle and ammunition.

The officer stopped the vehicle on US-23. As soon as the vehicle pulled to the side of the road, two occupants jumped out and ran into the woods, according to the news release. The officer checked the vehicle for any other suspects, located the weapon and secured it.

Backup law enforcement officers from the Cheboygan County Sheriff Department and Michigan State Police helped secure a perimeter around the area where the suspects had fled. The passenger of the vehicle was seen running across the roadway into a motel parking lot. After a brief foot pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody by deputies from the Cheboygan County Sheriff Department.

A K-9 team from the Cheboygan County Sheriff Department was called to the scene to locate the driver. Tracking was difficult due to dense overgrowth on the property.

The driver was located later in the afternoon after going into a local business and was suffering from dehydration, according to the news release.

After being taken to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, the suspect was lodged at the Cheboygan County Jail.

Mackinaw City Schools Superintendent Jeff Curth confirmed that he received an early morning phone call on Thursday from Mackinaw City Chief of Police Patrick Wyman informing him of the situation. Curth said he was told about the incident happening at the south end of town.

"The chief said he did not feel there was a need for a lockdown and he gave me updates on the safety of the school throughout the morning. I took my lead from him," said Curth. He said only one door remains open to the school, the main entrance, under normal procedures.

Wyman said he did not feel at any time that students in the school were in danger.

"If I had any inclination whatsoever that children were in danger, I would have the school put on lockdown. The incident was quite a distance from the school. The suspects were not armed; we had located the weapon …. we had them contained in an area," said Wyman.